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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:08:11 -0400
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
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Subject: Ceramic coated rotors
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I cleaned the rotors by soaking them in a MEK/laquer thinner mix 
overnight.  Blasted with 60-grit silica at 80psi in my homemade blast 
cabinet, then brushed them down with MEK again.  Sprayed with TechLine's 
CBC1 and baked in the Wal-Mart special toaster oven.  I sprayed them 
down with WD-40 to keep the rust at bay until I can reassemble the engine.

http://ernest.isa-geek.org/Delta/Pictures/ToolsBlastCabinet2.jpg
http://ernest.isa-geek.org/Delta/Pictures/EngineCeramicCoatingBaking1.jpg
http://ernest.isa-geek.org/Delta/Pictures/EngineCeramicCoatingRotorThermalBarrier1.jpg
http://ernest.isa-geek.org/Delta/Pictures/EngineCeramicCoatingRotorThermalBarrier2.jpg

I'm now in the process of lapping the side housings.  I'm spreading 
valve grinding compound onto the housing, and then pushing it around on 
a glass table top.  Results are good, even if the process is somewhat 
laborious.  It leaves a roughended texture, which should be just about 
right for applying TechLine's DFL1.  The housings are to big for my 
toaster oven, so I'll most like convert my homemade blasting cabinet to 
a homemade oven with a few halogen light bulbs.  Techline's coating cure 
at 300F, which isn't difficult to attain and maintain.